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14 Ridiculously Funny Things That Kids Actually Said at the Eye Doctor’s Office

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14 Ridiculously Funny Things That Kids Actually Said at the Eye Doctor’s Office

As a child, going to any kind of doctor’s office is nerve-wrecking. You notice the latex gloves, red-capped eye drops, alcohol wipes and different metal tools, not to mention the smell of “exam room” everywhere you walk in the office.

So it’s no wonder that kids arrive to their eye exam appointments filled with mixed emotions. Some are curious, filled with questions for which doctors have no way to prepare ahead of time. Others react with horror to any sight of drops or gadgets. Some child patients even come to the office with words of wisdom for adults to live by.

Read below for 14 of our favorite stories of children at the eye doctor’s office, submitted by ECPs from all over. One thing’s for sure: Children are funny, curious and charming no matter where they live, or which doctor’s office they visit.

When the optometrist is no longer a doctor in this innocent child’s eyes, but a blatant traitor.

I mean, she’s not lying …

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Why haven’t we thought about this before?

Asking for a friend.

At least he’s too young to reveal this on Yelp.

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How could Mom forget?

Think twice before you call your patient … err, patient’s eyes … lazy.

He comes prepared.

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Dreams are broken at the optometrist’s office.

Creative jargon.

I think this gets covered during second year of optometry school … right?

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At least his sinuses are working!

When life’s answers are revealed in the exam room.

When you decide there should be an age limit on when to show retinal photos to your
patients …

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